Upogebia capensis

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| taxon = Upogebia capensis

| authority = (Krauss, 1843)

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Upogebia capensis, or Cape mud shrimp, is a mud shrimp of the family Upogebiidae.{{cite book |author=G. M. Branch |author2=C. L. Griffiths |author3=M. L. Branch |author4=L. E. Beckley |name-list-style=amp |year=1994 |title=Two Oceans, A Guide to the Marine Life of Southern Africa |publisher=David Philip Publishers |location=Claremont, South Africa |isbn=0-86486-250-4}} It is endemic to the Atlantic and Indian Ocean coasts of southern Africa and occurs from Namibia (Luderitz) to Mozambique.

Upogebia capensis lives in a permanent burrow under stones on the open coast, but never in estuaries. It is similar to Upogebia africana, but the walking legs of capensis do not have spines at their bases.